With a city known for its legendary music in trouble, the world's biggest music artists are lending their star power to a number of benefit concerts to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The six broadcast networks - ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, UPN and WB - will simulcast "Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast." The one-hour commercial-free event will air Friday, Sept. 9, at 8 p.m. and will also be made available to other broadcast networks, cable networks and Internet providers.

The lineup for the event has not yet been released.

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The MTV networks - MTV, VH1, CMT, MTV2, VH1 Classic and mtvU - will air "ReACT Now: Music & Relief," a show of live and taped performances of artists from New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Nashville on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Scheduled to appear are Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Brian Wilson, Kanye West, Maroon 5, Good Charlotte, Audioslave, Simple Plan, Common, John Mayer, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Dashboard Confessional, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Melissa Etheridge, Motley Crue, Goo Goo Dolls, Staind, Alan Jackson, Green Day, Usher, Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Dave Matthews Band, Rob Thomas, David Banner, Kelly Clarkson, John Mellencamp and Linkin Park's Chester Bennington.

Several artists with ties to the Louisiana and Mississippi area, including Trent Reznor, Cash Money's Baby and Lil' Wayne, Marc Broussard and the Radiators, 3 Doors Down, and The Neville Brothers, are also scheduled to partake.

The event will also be broadcast on broadband online channels MTV Overdrive and VSpot.

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BET will air "S.O.S (Saving OurSelves)" on Friday, Sept. 9 from 7:30-10 p.m. to raise money for relief efforts. Scheduled to perform are Jay-Z, Diddy, Stevie Wonder, Master P, Omarion, Baby and Li'l Wayne, Chris Rock, David Banner and Juvenile. Alicia Keys, New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis, Ciara, Ludacris, Keyshia Cole, Pharrell Williams, Avant, Wyclef, Twista, Lyfe, Brandy, Al and Star Jones Reynolds, Erykah Badu, Gerald Levert and Nick Cannon have also committed to participate.

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The Grand Ole Opry and the Great American Country (GAC) network will air their benefit, "Country Reaches Out: An Opry Benefit for the American Red Cross," on Sept. 27 at 9 p.m. Schedule to perform are Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, Alison Krauss, Craig Morgan, Marty Stuart, Julie Roberts and Billy Currington.

The show begins at the Opry at 8 p.m., with live coverage beginning at 9 p.m. on GAC and sister stations DIY Network and Fine Living. The concert can be heard in its entirety on Sirius Satellite Radio and opry.com.

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The Gospel Music Channel and I Network (formerly PAX), have announced a Sept. 22 benefit, "Gospel Angels." Gospel and Christian music stars will perform live. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. on the Gospel Music Channel and 8 p.m. on the I Network.